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J. H. T|TUS..

f Cern -Husking Glove. I No. 85,797, Patented Janf5, 1 869.

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6 Wt? finite at JOHN 'H. TITUS, OF INDEPENDENCE, IOWA.

I Letters Patent No. 85,7 07, datcdJamm/ry .5, 1869.

lIIIPRO'V'El/ENT IN EUSKINGgG-LOVE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J OHN H. TILUS, of Independence,

in the county of Buchanan, and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gorn Huskers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 represents a front view of my c'orn-husker,

Figure 2, a rear. view of the same; and

Figure 3, a perspective view of the metal plate, with hooks attached to the piece of leather or palm fitting on the hand.

The nature of my invention consists in the employment of a piece of leather, constructed so as to be adapted to the front part of the hand, and supplied on its rear side with suitable bands, for retaining it on the hand while in use, and supplied, on its front surface, near the outer end, with a metal plate, curved upwards at one end, and terminating in two hooks, the object of the above being designed to furnish a suitable means for husking corn.

To enable those skilled in the art to whichmy' invention appertains, to make and use thesame, I will now describe its construction and operation.

In the accompanying drawings end to the upper rear ends of A, so as to hold the WIlSt thereto.

' c c designate two elastic rings or hands, fastened to the upper rear side of thepalm A, for the purpose of receiving one of the fingers.

Bis a metal plate, securely riveted to the front part of A, at the upper end, and curved upwards at its outer end, which terminates in two hooks, b b, bent inwardly, as seen in fig. 3, for the purposeof tearing the husk from the corn.

WhatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- A corn-husker, constructed of the palm or piece of leather A, provided with the opening a, elastic bands I) c c, and metal plate B, formed with the hooks b b, allarrangedand operated substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

.JOHN H. TITUS. Witnesses:

N. D. WA'rrs, W. S. POTION. 

